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Stephanie A. Bennett, PhD

I have a Master’s degree and a Doctorate degree in Sociology with concentrations in Demography (concentration in Public Health) and Urban Sociology from the University at Albany.

I am currently an Associate Professor at the College of St. Rose in the Sociology Department. I am the Coordinator of the Public Health Minor. I am also a research Fellow for the Institute for Community Research and Training in which I do evaluation for not-for-profit agencies..

I have a special interest in Critical Thinking and Learning.I am one of the faculty of American City First Year Experience, an interdisciplinary year long program for Freshman that emphasizes Critical Thinking with thematically linked courses centering on the American City.I am also a Provisions Fellow on Critical Thinking. Our charge is to define and integrateCritical Thinking practices into the classroom.

I have been a volunteer at the New York State Museum in their Public Programs Department.

Contact Information

454 Western Ave #9518-454-5292

Areas of Research Interest

My research fall in a variety of areas. Areas that I specialize in are Demography, Public Health, and Family.

My current project is looking at Tuberculosis Treatments in Saranac Lake, NY during the late 1800 and early 1900's and how the environment was used to attract urban sufferers of the disease.

I am also an evaluator for the Institute of Community Research and Training here at the College of St. Rose and am working on evaluation projects within education of youth at risk and families at risk.

Forthcoming: Accepted for upcoming publication.Bennett, S. 2013. “‘Taking the Cure’: The rural as a place of health and wellbeing in New York State during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s” chapter in Studies in Urbanormativity: Rural Community in Urban Society Edited by Fulkerson, G and Thomas, A. Lexington Books: New York, NY

2013 Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, March 21-24, 2013, 2012, Boston, MA. “Creating a balance between rural and urban: The need to create urban amenities to draw visitors to rural getaways of the 1900’s” by Stephanie A. Bennett

2012 Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, February 23-26, 2012, New York, New York. “Taking the Cure: The Rural as a Place of Health and Wellbeing” by Stephanie A. Bennett

2011 Coauthored paper presented at 4th National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy, July 21, 2011 Bridgewater, Massachusetts. “Supporting Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities, Results of a Preliminary Evaluation.” by Richard T. Pulice, Stephanie Bennett, and Lorraine McMullen

2011 Presented paper at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, February 24-27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “Student Assessment and Reflection on Service Learning Projects.” By Stephanie A. Bennett

2011 Presented paper at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, February 24-27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “Still in the Nest: Is It Just A Suburban Phenomenon?” By Stephanie A. Bennett

2010 Presented paper at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, March 18-21, 2010 in Boston, MA. "Incorporating Service Learning as Part of the Creation of a Minor." By Stephanie A. Bennett

2010 Presented paper at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, March 18-21, 2010 in Boston, MA. “Does Where you Go to College Make a Difference in Involvement in Health Risk Behaviors Among College Students?” By Stephanie A. Bennett

2008 Presented paper at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, February 21-24, 2008 in New York, New York. “How Can I Be A Villain, I Am A Women: A look at the non-normative gender roles of female criminal among Batman’s villainesses.” by Stephanie A. Bennett